Benadine C Nduagu

The problems and prospects of teaching and learning of Agricultural science. Benadine C Nduagu

The purpose of this study was to find out the problem of teaching and learning of agricultural science in tertiary institution like National Open University of Nigeria. A total sample size of fifty respondents were interviewed and administered questionnaires, the findings were analyzed and discussed. The result of the study revealed that insufficient land, inadequate simple farm tools, insufficient of improved instructional materials and lack of agricultural laboratory equipment are some of the factors affecting teaching and learning of agricultural science in area of study. It was recommended that, the government should as a matter of fact supply the relevant and much needed in teaching and learning to these tertiary institutions since science can best be learnt through experimentation. There should be provision of teachers with practical agricultural science qualification to handle the subject in schools. The objectives of the study were to: find out the current status in teaching and learning of agriculture, uncover the institutional-based challenges and determine the non-institutional challenges in the teaching and learning of agriculture in secondary schools. Descriptive Survey research design was used for the study. Questionnaire and observation checklist were used as the instrument for data collection.